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January 24, 2008
IUP senior wide receiver Anthony Cellitti has been named a recipient of the PSAC Top 10 award, an honor that combines academic and athletic excellence. This is the second straight year that Cellitti has been recognized by the conference sports information directors for this prestigious award. The Fall Top 10 is presented to five men and five women in the sports of football, soccer, field hockey, volleyball, cross country and wrestling. The minimum requirements are sophomore standing, a 3.25 grade point average and a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials. The winners of the PSAC Top 10 award in the fall, winter and spring are all eligible for the Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year award which will be presented in June. Cellitti (Apollo/Kiski Area) has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA through the first seven semesters of his college career as a health and physical education major. In addition to twice being named a PSAC Top 10 winner, he is a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and was selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II first team after both his junior and senior seasons. This past season, Cellitti had 42 receptions for 505 yards, an average of 12.0 yards per catch, and scored three touchdowns. He had a career-high eight catches against Millersville and also had seven receptions against Slippery Rock and in the Northeast Region semifinal game against Shepherd. Cellitti made two touchdown grabs against Lock Haven. His final reception in the playoff game against Shepherd was the 100th of Cellitti's career, making him the 12th player in school history to reach that total. He also finished his career ranked 16th in receiving yards with 1,267 and had nine scoring catches. His 28-yard touchdown with 50 seconds left against California in 2006 gave IUP a share of the PSAC West title. Cellitti was named a first team All-PSAC West performer as a sophomore in 2005 when he had 31 catches for 444 yards and four touchdowns and also ranked 11th in the conference with an average of 8.7 yards per punt return. |
